The Minnesota Twins (2-5) and the Houston Astros (3-4) meet on Saturday at 2:10 p.m. ET. The Twins are favored on the moneyline (-120) against the underdog Astros (+100). Minnesota has Bailey Ober starting, while Houston will send out Spencer Arrighetti.
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Twins to win vs Astros -120
Twins vs. Astros betting lines
- Favorite: Twins (-120)
- Underdog: Astros (+100)
- Over/under: 7.5
Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Twins betting info
- The Twins have won 28.6% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (2-5).
- When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter, Minnesota has gone 2-2 (50%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Twins’ implied win probability is 54.5%.
- Minnesota has played in seven games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total four times (4-1-2).
- The Twins have a 2-5-0 record against the spread this season.
Twins hitting info
- Harrison Bader has accumulated a team-best three home runs and eight runs batted in.
- Bader’s home runs rank 10th in MLB and he ranks eighth in RBI in MLB.
- Willi Castro is hitting .261 to lead his team.
- Castro ranks 55th in homers and 76th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
- Byron Buxton is batting .240 with a double, a home run and a walk.
- Buxton has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .353 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
- Matt Wallner is hitting .143 with two doubles, a triple and five walks.
Twins pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Twins has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- Minnesota’s 5.34 team ERA ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Twins average baseball’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.373).
- Twins pitchers combine to surrender the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (12 total, 1.7 per game).
- Minnesota lost to the Astros 5-2 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing nine hits.
Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Astros betting info
- The Astros have split the two games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Houston has played as an underdog of +100 or more twice this season and split those games.
- The Astros have a 50% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Houston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in two of its seven opportunities.
- The Astros have an ATS record of 2-5-0 in seven games with a spread this season.
Astros hitting info
- Jeremy Pena is batting .130 this season with a team-high two home runs.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Pena’s home run total is 21st, and his RBI total is 125th.
- Jose Altuve leads Houston in batting with a .321 average.
- Altuve currently is 55th in home runs and 187th in RBI in the big leagues.
- Isaac Paredes has collected three base hits, an OBP of .310 and a slugging percentage of .174 this season.
- Brendan Rodgers is batting .313 with an OBP of .389 and a slugging percentage of .375 this season.
- Rodgers has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .313 with a double, two walks and three RBI.
Astros pitching rankings
- The Astros strike out 11.0 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- Houston has the 10th-best ERA (3.14) in the majors this season.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.000 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
- The Astros have given up the 10th-fewest long balls so far this season with only six home runs allowed.
- Last time out, Houston defeated the Twins, 5-2, with 11 strikeouts and five hits allowed.
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